US fighter jets intercept 4 Russian warplanes off Alaska, again

On Monday evening, F-22 fighter jets assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), intercepted four Russian warplanes and identified a fifth flying within 30 nautical miles of the Alaskan coast.

In a Tuesday morning tweet, NORAD confirmed, its F-22s, supported by E-3 airborne warning and control system (AWACS) and a KC-135 refueler aircraft intercepted two Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by two Su-35 fighters and supported by a Russian A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft.

NORAD tweeted, “North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22 fighter aircraft, supported by E-3 airborne warning and control system and KC-135 refueler aircraft, intercepted two Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by two Su-35 fighter aircraft late Monday evening.”

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Then there is this from a few weeks ago...
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